Mental health and addictions

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Journal Articles

05/05/2025

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Brown HK, Lunsky Y, Fung K, Santiago-Jimenez M, Camden A, Cohen E, Ray JG, Saunders NR, Telner D, Varner CE, Vigod SN, Zwicker J, Guttmann A. JAMA Netw Open. 2025; 8(5):e258549.

Journal Article

22/04/2025

Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study

Gomes T, McCormack D, Kolla G, Young S, Bayoumi A, Smoke A, Li P, Antoniou T. Lancet Public Health. 2025; Apr 22.

Journal Article

22/04/2025

Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting people support longer retention compared to standard treatment programs: a population-based cohort study

Urbanoski K, Iwajomo T, Gomes T, de Oliveira C, Milligan K. J Subst Use Addict Treat. 2025; 174:209701. Epub 2025 Apr 22.

Journal Article

18/04/2025

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis

Marrie RA, Bolton JM, Ling V, Bernstein CN, Krysko KM, Li P, McKay KA, Razaz N, Rotstein DL, Deakin-Harb K, Maxwell C. Mult Scler. 2025; 13524585251330109. Epub 2025 Apr 18.

Journal Article

14/04/2025

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

Myran DT, Pugliese M, Harrison L, Stall NM, Webber C. JAMA Neurol. 2025; Apr 14 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

28/03/2025

Regional variation in supply and use of psychiatric services in three Canadian provinces

Rudoler D, Kaoser R, Lavergne MR, Peterson S, Bolton JM, Dahl M, Gallant F, Good KP, Juda M, Katz A, Morrison J, Mulsant BH, Park AL, Tibbo PG, Zaheer J, Kurdyak P. Can J Psychiatry. 2025; Mar 28 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/03/2025

Weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional analysis of primary care electronic medical records and linked health administrative datasets in Ontario, Canada

Kinlin LM, Saunders NR, Carsley S, Keown-Stoneman C, Tu K, Zwaigenbaum L, Birken CS. Pediatr Obes. 2025; Mar 18 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

18/03/2025

Pathways of care following opioid overdose among people with opioid use disorder: a multilevel cohort study

Ledlie S, Tadrous M, Bayoumi AM, McCormack D, Besharah J, Munro C, Campbell T, Gomes T. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2025; Mar 8 [Epub ahead of print].

Journal Article

13/03/2025

A population-based cohort study of perinatal mental illness following traumatic brain injury

Brown HK, Fung K, Mataruga A, Strauss R, Chan V, Urbach N, Mollayeva T, Colantonio A, Cohen E, Dennis CL, Ray JG, Saunders NR, Vigod SN. Epidemiol Psychiatr Sci. 2025; 34:e19.

Journal Article

10/03/2025

Healthcare utilisation and characteristics of adults with fetal alcohol syndrome: a descriptive population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

Dozet D, de Oliveira C, Lunsky Y, Calzavara A, Popova S. J Intellect Dev Disabil. 2025; Mar 10 [Epub ahead of print].

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News Releases

News Release

22/04/2025

Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose

A new study in The Lancet Public Health finds that safer supply programs complement existing treatment options.

News Release

14/04/2025

17/09/2024

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

News Release

03/07/2024

Participation in Special Olympics linked to reduced risk of diabetes among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

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Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists

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Mental health and addictions

Journal Articles

Maternal disability and emergency department use for infants

Comparing the effects of prescribed safer opioid supply and methadone in Ontario, Canada: a population-based matched cohort study

Integrated treatment programs for pregnant and parenting people support longer retention compared to standard treatment programs: a population-based cohort study

Risk factors for incident peripartum mental illness in multiple sclerosis

Risk of dementia in individuals with emergency department visits or hospitalizations due to cannabis

Regional variation in supply and use of psychiatric services in three Canadian provinces

Weight status of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder: a cross-sectional analysis of primary care electronic medical records and linked health administrative datasets in Ontario, Canada

Pathways of care following opioid overdose among people with opioid use disorder: a multilevel cohort study

A population-based cohort study of perinatal mental illness following traumatic brain injury

Healthcare utilisation and characteristics of adults with fetal alcohol syndrome: a descriptive population-based cohort study in Ontario, Canada

News Releases

Safer opioid supply improves health outcomes among people at high risk of overdose

Hospital visits for cannabis use linked to higher dementia risk, study finds

Transgender and gender diverse people less likely to receive follow-up after a mental health hospitalization

Contribution of cannabis use disorder to new cases of schizophrenia has almost tripled over the past 17 years

Multiple sclerosis linked to higher risk of mental illness during and after pregnancy

Accidental drug and alcohol-related deaths rising in Ontario, especially those involving multiple substances: report

Psychedelic use linked to increased risk of schizophrenia, study finds

History of concussion linked to higher risk of severe mental illness after childbirth

Abnormal electrolyte levels in people with eating disorders may increase risk of death, poor health outcomes

Participation in Special Olympics linked to reduced risk of diabetes among individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Research Programs and appointed ICES Scientists